Dell Inspiron 9400 with Core 2 Duo and Nvidia 7900 GS Review

The Dell Inspiron 9400 is the Canadian version of the Dell Inspiron e1705. For American's, this notebook is the business model of the e1705. There is almost no difference between the 9400 and an e1705, the only difference being the model number that is displayed on top of the keyboard. The 9400 is built as a desktop replacement, offering some of the most powerful laptop components on the market, some of which include the new Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the NVIDIA Go 7900 GS GPU.

Specs:

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 (2 GHz, 4 MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB)
• Ram: 2GB (2x 1GB) DDR2 SDRam, 533 MHz
• Screen: 17 Inch Ultrasharp WUXGA with TrueLife, 1920x1200
• Hard Drive: 120GB, 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
• Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
• Optical drive: 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with Dual Layer Write Capability
• Wireless: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
• Battery: 80WHR 9 Cell Battery
• Soundcard: Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition
• OS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• Warranty: 3 Year Accidental Coverage
• Price: $1987.50 CDN, which is approximately $1709.25 USD. With taxes and recycling fee: $2,106.75 CDN or $1,811.80 USD. I haggled the price down, originally with a 3 year accidental warranty, it would have cost at least $200 CDN more than the price that I purchased it at.